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EAR (Export Administration Regulations): cited answers and gap reviews

An AI compliance assistant for exporters of dual-use goods, software and technology · updated 2026-10-03

The Export Administration Regulations control dual-use items through the Commerce Control List. Compliance Colleague helps with ECCN classification, licence requirements and exceptions, end-user screening and export compliance programs.

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What it covers

ECCN classification and EAR99
Licence requirements via the Country Chart and the licence exceptions
Entity List, Denied Persons List and other end-user controls
Deemed exports, the Foreign Direct Product Rule and de minimis
Export Compliance Program design and voluntary self-disclosure

Questions you can ask

“Does licence exception ENC cover our encryption software?”
“How does the de minimis rule apply to our foreign-made product?”
“Is this item EAR99 or does it need an ECCN?”

Every answer cites the EAR requirement, article or control it rests on, so you can check it in seconds.

What you can upload for review

An export compliance program checked against BIS expectations
A product classification matrix (Excel) checked for missing ECCNs
An end-user screening procedure checked for gaps

Files: PDF, Word, Excel or CSV, Visio (.vsdx), draw.io, or an image such as a screenshot. Choose a full review, a prioritized fix list (each gap with its fix and the evidence an assessor will expect) or a short summary, and download the result as Word or PDF.

Crosswalk EAR to other standards

With EAR in your plan you can compare it against any standard in the library and see where they align and exactly where they don’t. Common pairings:

EAR to ITAR

What it’s built from

Compliance Colleague carries the official text and checks its answers against it: Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR Parts 730–774 (US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (via eCFR)).

Re-checked every month for new versions, deadlines and penalty changes. Full list on the sources page.

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Research aid, not legal or audit advice, and not an audit opinion or certification. Verify findings against the official text before relying on them.